Comment: How the HomePod found its place in my house, what is the future?

Apple officially released HomePod 's smart speaker in February. This means that we currently spend six months on the market, consumers like ourselves in six months.

HomePod is one of the most biased Apple product releases among many people who admired the sound quality and integrity with Apple's ecosystem, but also for devices like Amazon Echo It combines high price and functionality.

I was skeptical at first I could not deny the Home pod, but over the past six months it has become a trustworthy part of my smart home setup.

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Honeymoon is not an early stage

Usually, when you buy a new Apple product, there is an early period like a newly married honeymoon. New desires and aura are beyond some kind of flaw. But in my home pod my experience was quite the opposite.

I clearly remember the first day's unbocking and setup process at HomePod. After setting it up, I was so impressed with the sound quality, but it was almost impossible to ignore the shortage of AirPlay 2. Certainly, HomePod is wonderful, but delayed 2 seconds with AirPlay, stereo / room support could not be missed.

It was during this time that I had doubts about the value of HomePod and its price tag. I had two Sonos One speakers set up in stereo mode around the iMac. It was a wonderful experience with sound. It promised Sonos to support AirPlay 2 and it was difficult to deny its advantage over Apple with a further diverse lineup of speakers.

Of course, there was a field where HomePod was superior to Sonos. Apple's ecosystem, integration with the rest of HomeKit control …